Mark Lathwell
Mark Nicholas Lathwell
Born: 26 December 1971, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire
Major Teams: Somerset, England.
Known As: Mark Lathwell
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: England v Australia at Nottingham, 3rd Test, 1993
Latest Test: England v Australia at Leeds, 4th Test, 1993
First Class Debut: Somerset v Sri Lankans at Taunton, 1991
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 22/07/1993)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 2 4 0 78 33 19.50 39.00 0 0 0 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 0 - - - - - - - - -
Balls M R W Ave Best 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(1991 - 2001)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 156 272 11 8727 206 33.43 12 57 105 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 190.4 42 721 13 55.46 2-21 0 0 88.0 3.78
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1990 - 2001)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 167 161 5 4409 121 28.26 5 26 47 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 39.1 193 1 193.00 1-23 0 0 235.0 4.92
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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When Mark Lathwell first appeared on the first-class scene a
bright international future seemed assured. The Somerset members
soon took to the locally brought up boy who possessed all the
shots. Emerging at about the same time as Andrew Caddick, the two
young men were heralded as representing an exciting new era after
some dour years at Taunton. Shrewd judges of the game expressed
delight in his talent. "He's the best young player I've ever
seen," Bob Cottam said in 1993, the year of Lathwell's Test
debut. The Cricket Writers also awarded him the accolade of Young
Player Of The Year at the end of that season.
After a year with the Lord's ground staff, some Young England
games in 1991, and an excellent first full season in 1992,
Lathwell was selected for the A tour of Australia, and won his
county cap. He batted beautifully, and ensured with an innings of
175 against Tasmania that he started the following season in the
forefront of the selectors' thoughts. A successful start to the
following summer, with some awesome batting at county level, led
to his being chosen for the early season One-Day Internationals
against Australia. He didn't play in any of the games, and
perhaps could have been made more welcome in the dressing room.
An introverted character, Lathwell gives the impression of
preferring a quiet day at Taunton to the spotlight of Test Match
cricket.
A groundswell of popular opinion saw him elevated to the Test
team in a time of crisis. The call for "new faces" saw him
debuting in the same match as Graham Thorpe, Mark Ilott and
Martin McCague, and he was not alone in finding the Australian
tourists of the time adept at exploiting any weakness or
inexperience. He seemed over-awed by the occasion, and admitted
to surprise at how many people attended a Test Match. However,
his debut at Nottingham was satisfactory (he scored 53 in his two
innings, opening with Michael Atherton), but he failed under
pressure at Leeds and was afforded no patience by desperate
selectors.
On the next A tour (to South Africa 1993-94) his form
capitulated, to the extent that he averaged just 17. Despite a
good season in 1994, with over 1200 runs and a double century
against a strong Surrey at Bath, there was no recall to
international colours. Technical problems became more apparent.
Minimal foot movement and a propensity to fiddle outside the
off-stump resulted in an over reliance on excellent eyes and
strong wrists. The natural, carefree style of the early 90s was
replaced with self-conscious and deliberate batting. He missed
most of the 1999 season and much of 2000 due to injury.
No longer an automatic choice at county level, Lathwell continued to produce
moments of brilliance that demonstrated his inherent class, in particular
the wristy flicks and flowing drives that are his hallmark. However
increasing competition for places in the Somerset side eventually prompted
him to retire from first-class cricket at the age of 30. (Copyright CricInfo
March 2002)
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